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The 8bitpeoples - The 8bits of Christmas [8bp038]

by: The 8bitpeoples

Publication date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Topics: Electronic, Chipstyle

Item Size: 24.4M

This very special holiday release from 8bitpeoples features an allstar cross-platform lineup that is sure to make yours a truly chippy christmas indeed. Brought together from all corners of the globe, these 8 amazing tunes were composed by 8 dedicated chiptune maniacs on 8 different videogame consoles and homecomputers! Featuring the sounds of Yerzmyey on the Spectrum, Nullsleep on the NES, Vim on the VIC20, Paul Slocum on the Atari 2600, Bit Shifter on the GameBoy, Goto80 on the C64, Dma-Sc on the Atari ST, and Hally on the X68000, there is only one way to celebrate the holidays right this year, and this is it.

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Reviewer: c_breeze - - March 21, 2011
Subject: HELL YES

HELL YES

Reviewer: GlennPsilo - - December 9, 2008
Subject: Let it snow

Wonderful. Bit shifter just lets me hear my favourite crimbo tune in full chipishness!

Reviewer: Robin_1990 - - January 27, 2008
Subject: 5/5 for "Silent Night"

I've always loved the song "Silent Night", and I love the version here, Since it's so different to the other versions I've heard. It's cute, catchy and nostalgic, with a cool "Retro" feel. I can't wait to hear the other tracks on this album, I hope they are just as awesome.

Reviewer: herculon - - November 30, 2006
Subject: this great stuff made me instantly smile :-)

thats some fantastic work! especially
"vim - when a child is bored"
made me to laugh myself to tears because its so brilliant :-)
absolutely 4 thumbs up!

Reviewer: gurdonark - - November 5, 2005
Subject: Clever

Christmas and video games go hand in hand these days. This is a fun collection.

Reviewer: Captain Groovy - - December 24, 2004
Subject: Worthy download

The only Christmas album that you will ever need

Reviewer: cpmcdill [Webbed Hand] - - December 12, 2004
Subject: Xmas Nostalgia

This is one very entertaining collection, which I think should become a perennial holiday classic.

Reviewer: simon c - - December 24, 2003 (edited)
Subject: Marvellously beepy Yuletide shenanigans.

This is a great idea, wonderfully executed - 8 different Xmas-themed tunes by 8 different artists on 8 different classic game consoles or computers!
Although it doesn't say which tune is from which classic computer on the release page (and I'm streaming, so I can't see the ID3 tags), I think it's:
Yerzmyey (Poland) - Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Nullsleep (USA)- Nintendo NES
Vim (UK) - Commodore VIC20
Paul Slocum (USA) - Atari 2600
Bit Shifter (USA) - Nintendo Game Boy
Goto80 (Sweden, Australia right now) - Commodore C64
DMA SC (France?) - Atari ST
Hally (Japan) - Sharp X68000
Great stuff - a truly international effort, and pretty darned catchy to boot, heh.

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